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should be subject to a licence before they are allowed
to be opened, and certain conditions should be observed.
A hood might be erected over the pans for frying, and
the fumes carried off by a tall chimney. The fumes
are so powerful that they taint the air and make it
noxious for 50 yards distance; and I think the great
mistake made in the construction of these places is,
that this business instead of being carried on the
ground floor, or in the basement, should be done at
the top of the premises, so that the passers-by and the
whole neighbourhood would better escape the stench
that comes from them.
Rag, Bone, and Fat Collection, known as
Marine-stores.
These are under frequent inspection, more particularly
during the summer months. Covered receptacles
have been introduced for the reception of fat and bones;
they are frequently limewhited. From the closely
crowded streets in which they are generally placed
they are a source of nuisance to neighbours, and special
legislation is much needed for these places. They
should be included in the list of noxious businesses.
Storage rooms should be entirely separated from the
living rooms, and if possible in a cool place. It is
essential that they should be licensed by the local
authority, and certain conditions observed, more particularly
the prohibition of the boiling or melting of
fat which takes place in the early morning, surreptitiously,
or after sunset.